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- Key: “ Blue Beetle trending towards 4m+ previews for sure.“forums.boxofficetheory.com The Box Office Buzz and Tracking Thread (Summer 2023 Edition)
THIS POST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS! SOME OF JULY 2023'S POSTS WILL BE MOVED INTO THIS THREAD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS/WEEKS. WE WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE ARCHIVED LINKS PUT TOGETHER BY OTHER MODS AND TRACKERS. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH US (me especially because I've been promising @Eric we'd (I'd) get to thi...
- Former Amazon Studios Executive Ted Hope Lambasts Studios and Streamers: ‘Two Film Unions Striking Proves the System Is Built to Be Unfair’variety.com Former Amazon Studios Executive Ted Hope Lambasts Studios and Streamers: ‘Two Film Unions Striking Proves the System Is Built to Be Unfair’
Former Amazon Studios film executive Ted Hope delivered a blistering takedown of the studios and streamers during an “out-of-the-box” keynote at the Locarno Film Festival. The veteran U…
- Cillian Murphy on Why You Won’t See ‘Oppenheimer’ Deleted Scenes: “There’s No Deleted Scenes in Chris Nolan Movies. The Script Is the Movie. He Knows Exactly What’s Going to End up in the Film”www.avclub.com Cillian Murphy tells Oppenheimer fans not to hold their breath for any deleted scenes
"There’s no deleted scenes in Chris Nolan movies," the Oppenheimer star told journalists and would-be DVD fans
- ‘Oppenheimer’ Crosses $500M Global, Will Reach $550M+ Through Sunday; Overtakes ‘Dunkirk’ WWdeadline.com ‘Oppenheimer’ Crosses $500M Global, Will Reach $550M+ Through Sunday; Overtakes ‘Dunkirk’ WW
Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has reached the $500M global milestone, on its way to an estimated $551M through Sunday. This would make it the filmmaker’s fifth-highest-grossing film of all …
- The Four Flops Of 2023 That Cost Disney $1 Billionwww.forbes.com The Four Flops Of 2023 That Cost Disney $1 Billion
Disney has revealed that it spent $965 million on four of its most high-profile streaming and film flops this year.
- 'Barbie' is less than $100 million away from a billion-dollar box office heading into third weekend. 💰 In doing so, director Greta Gerwig will become the first solo female director to have a film ...www.cnbc.com 'Barbie' is less than $100 million away from a billion-dollar box office heading into third weekend
"Barbie" is expected to hit a billion-dollar benchmark before Monday, making Greta Gerwig the first solo female director to have a film cross the mark.
- Steven Soderbergh: Streaming Data Transparency a Bigger Worry Than AI - The filmmaker says media companies are either hiding big profits or big losses from creativeswww.hollywoodreporter.com Steven Soderbergh: Streaming Data Transparency a Bigger Worry Than AI
The filmmaker says media companies are either hiding big profits or big losses from creatives.
- ‘Aquaman’ Director James Wan On The Mend After “Extremely Rough And Scary” Stay In Hospitaldeadline.com ‘Aquaman’ Director James Wan On The Mend After “Extremely Rough And Scary” Stay In Hospital
“You never want to rush to ER in the middle of the night and then have to stay in the hospital,” reads a cryptic message posted to Aquaman director James Wan’s Instagram Story yes…
- Steven Soderbergh Says It's Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studsdefector.com Steven Soderbergh Says It's Time To Tear The Streaming Model Down To The Studs | Defector
Steven Soderbergh has had a busy year. In February, the director released Magic Mike’s Last Dance, the third film in the male stripper franchise. In July, he premiered the Max series Full Circle, which he directed all six episodes of. And just as the streaming series was about to debut, Soderbergh a...
- ‘Barbie’ Is About to Be a $1 Billion Movie, But Has No Sequel in Sight - Filmmaker Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are not obligated to return for a 'Barbie 2,' with dual stri...www.hollywoodreporter.com ‘Barbie’ Is About to Be a $1 Billion Movie, But Has No Sequel in Sight
Filmmaker Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are not obligated to return for a 'Barbie 2,' with dual strikes complicating matters for Warner Bros.
- Cillian Murphy Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Deleted Scenes Don’t Existvariety.com Cillian Murphy Says ‘Oppenheimer’ Deleted Scenes Don’t Exist: Christopher Nolan Doesn’t ‘Fiddle Around Trying to Change the Story’
“Oppenheimer” is Christopher Nolan’s longest movie at 180 minutes, but don’t expect it to get even longer whenever it arrives on home video. Neither a director’s cut o…
- Today’s Hollywood Strikes Are Fights for Workplace Democracyjacobin.com Today’s Hollywood Strikes Are Fights for Workplace Democracy
Early 20th-century unions rejected the idea that bosses should be the dictators of the workplace. Today, the WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and other major unions have rediscovered the strike’s power to secure workers’ control over their own lives.
- ‘Barbie’ Tops $900M WW, ‘Oppenheimer’ Nears $500M & ‘Meg 2’ Chomps On $12M In First Two Days Overseas – International Box Officedeadline.com ‘Barbie’ On Cusp Of $1B Global; ‘Oppenheimer’ Crosses $500M, ‘Meg 2’ Stalking $120M+ WW Debut – International Box Office
SATURDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: It is incredible, and incredibly encouraging, to see that here we are with yet another amazing weekend at the global and international box office. To wit…
- ‘Barbenheimer’ Powered U.K. Box Office to Record $205 Million Julyvariety.com ‘Barbenheimer’ Powered U.K. Box Office to Record $205 Million July
The U.K. and Ireland box office soared to £160.7 million ($205.1 million) in July thanks to “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” according to numbers released by Comscore. The July b…
- ‘Zombie Town’ – R.L. Stine Movie Starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase Rated PG-13 for “Bloody Images”bloody-disgusting.com 'Zombie Town' - R.L. Stine Movie Starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase Rated PG-13 for "Bloody Images"
The next R.L. Stine adaptation that’s headed our way is Zombie Town, a tale of teens battling the undead that’s based on the Stine-penned horror book from
- ‘Barbie’ Crosses $400M, ‘Oppenheimer’ Nears $200M, ‘Turtles’ 2-Day $15M, ‘Meg 2’ Previews $3M+deadline.com 2023 Domestic Box Office Surges Past $6 Billion This Weekend Due To ‘Barbie’, ‘Oppenheimer’, ‘Turtles’ & ‘Meg 2’ As Strikes Continue – Saturday Update
SATURDAY AM: As the Hollywood labor stoppage continues, the 2023 box office rally rages on, as domestic box office soars past $6 billion, +22% over the same January-August period a year ago. This w…
- Most SAG Actors Don’t Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their Stories.www.rollingstone.com Most SAG Actors Don't Even Make A Living Wage. Here Are Their Stories
According to SAG-AFTRA, only 14% of its members make at least $26,470 annually to qualify for SAG-AFTRA healthcare coverage
- ‘My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller’: Matthew Broderick on life, love and opioids | Television & radiowww.theguardian.com ‘My legacy? I’m Ferris Bueller’: Matthew Broderick on life, love and opioids
From storming the West End with his wife Sarah Jessica Parker, to playing the architect of the US opioids crisis in dark new Netflix drama Painkiller – the star is taking a bold new direction
- Thirty Years On, Harrison Ford's 'The Fugitive' Should Be at the Top of Your Rewatch Pilewww.esquire.com Thirty Years On, Harrison Ford's 'The Fugitive' Should Be at the Top of Your Rewatch Pile
Forget the fedoras and blaster pistols, because this Nineties classic deserves as much praise as Ford's famous franchises
- Warner Bros. Accidentally Promotes Canceled Batgirl Movie In Promo Of Upcoming Blue Beetle Filmthedirect.com Warner Bros. Accidentally Promotes Cancelled Batgirl Movie With New DC Film (Photos)
Holy cardboard standee, Batman! DC may have made a Batgirl-sized marketing slip-up while promoting Blue Beetle.
- UAE Media Council approves screening of Barbie, the film (Aug 31st release date)gulfnews.com UAE Media Council approves screening of Barbie, the film
'Barbie' is set to release in UAE cinemas on August 31
- Monopoly Movie Back on the Board After Lionsgate Acquires eOne From Hasbrowww.ign.com Monopoly Movie Back on the Board After Lionsgate Acquires eOne From Hasbro - IGN
The long-gestating Monopoly movie might finally pass "Go" as Lionsgate has acquired eOne from Hasbro for approximately $500 million.
- ‘Barbie’ To Debut On Max This Fall; Separately, Deadline has noticed that Barbie will hit airlines this September.deadline.com ‘Barbie’ To Debut On Max This Fall; Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Takes Victory Lap On Ultimate $1 Billion-Plus-Grossing Pic
“Barbie is really important for us,” beamed Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav on the conglom’s Q2 earnings call about what will be the first pic to hit $1 billion under his …
